2025 Set List & Performance Notes

2 new charts for 2025

We Americans - Another of the James Fulton marches arr. by Jeff Yaeger. This is a standalone chart, separate from the other 5 bundled-together Fultons: Aviator, Buzzard's Bay, Frivolity Polka, Policy King, Queen of the Sea

Riders for the Flag - A Sousa march from 1927 with no stinger, as is often the case in bugle strain or cavalry marches. This is one of the 2 standalone Sousas in your packet (along with Sound Off). The other 15 Sousas are bundled together into a single booklet

9:15 - downbeat for "pre-program" concert

NOTE: this list is in play order (subject to Jeff's whim)

We might skip one or both of the two Fultons after Eagle Squadron, depending upon the schedule

We Americans - this is NOT in the Fulton booklet; it's the new, standalone Fulton march
76 Trombones
American Salute
Eagle Squadron
Buzzard's Bay (in the Fulton packet)
Policy King (in the Fulton packet)
Bugler's Holiday - do not hesitate (i.e. try to syncopate) the downbeat 3rd measure of 9. All of 9 to 10: "don't follow a pattern; it doesn't exist".

Read what's written - you will NOT get it right by guessing.

National Emblem (this is our traditional "Last chart before the MC starts the formal program"). There is NO STINGER!!

Do not linger on the half note; get off of it. Tbn & Euph, B section "Oh the monkey wrapped his tail . . . " and two and one" - bring it out, marcato short & long

10:00 - music in support of the "formal program"

NOTE: this list is in likely play order (pending confirmation of event program)

To the Colors (bugler only, no band - this is for the Color Guard's flag ceremony)
Star Spangled Banner - pickup to C is straight eighths, NOT dotted-eighth sixteenth
Salute to the Armed Forces - Tpts: pickup to 51 & 59 ("From the Halls of Montezuma") is straight, rigid eighths. NO Swing!
Battle Hymn of the Republic - pickup to 10 will start the sub-divided section (eighth note gets the beat - eight beats per measure) then there's an abrupt return to the original tempo (return to quarter note gets the beat) @2 before 11. I.e. watch Jeff
America the Beautiful - All: delete measure 1; the piece starts with a bass drum roll in measure 2. The Tranquil section is a faster tempo than the fanfare. Jeff slows down on the pickup to the last 2 measures. In short, watch Jeff.
God Bless America - ALL: @24, repeat back to 21, end of FIRST beat of 24 by playing your chosen note of an Eb Major chord (concert Eb, G, or Bb)

11:00 - "Sousa-thon" for the children's parade

( the band DOES NOT MARCH! We remain seated under the tent)

Percussionists: draft page turners from your family or the audience so you can play a cadence between charts to avoid dead air. it's a LOT more fun for the children if there's a beat while they're "marching" in the parade.

Stars & Stripes Forever is the kick-off march. The kids are lined up, and the starting whistle helps them feel like they're in a "real" parade. Jeff provides the tempo to the whistler to blow the sound-off, and then he brings in the band.
Riders For the Flag (this is NOT in the booklet; it's the new, standalone Sousa march)

The following Sousas are all in the booklet and will be played in alphabetical/book order. We may skip some depending upon crowd size, heat, exhaustion, or trumpet endurance (wink)